Naked and Afraid – Strength in Pain

May 29 2016 is Naked and Afraid Season 5 Episode 12. I am going to live blog this episode below. This page will be updated while it airs. I’ll also be on Twitter commenting @Lenraleigh.

“Strength in Pain” takes place in the Honduras rainforest. Time Warner cable listings previously listed this episode as “23 days“. No idea why.

The contestants

Clarence Gilmer II is 35 and a survival instructor and naturalist. His Twitter bio says he is an adventure traveler, blacksmith, organic/permaculture farmer, primitive/survival skills instructor, tracker, educator, activist. I bet he watches the show and tweets live @CGilmerII! His Discovery bio is here and it says that he’s survived the streets of Baltimore, multiple robberies, backpacking on the Appalachian Trail, and homeless in San Diego. Clarence found a job in Montana where he met Laura Zerra. Clarence has been all over the place! He has worked with youth and now lives in upstate NY. Cool!

Bree Walker is a 30yr old real estate agent who lives in Denver Colorado. According to her Discovery Bio her skills include building shelters, hunting, gathering, crafting tools and weapons, navigation, trapping and plant identification.

Day 1

Clarence says that he has been homeless for 10yrs. Bree has recovered from some addiction issues in the past. They meet and things go over pretty well. It looks like Bree has a great attitude! Clarence has red toenails…

They find a place to set up shop. It is pouring rain and the fire won’t start. The temperature is dropping…. Annnnnd they’re screwed.

Day 2

They decide to change shelter locations. Clarence gets a fire going and they start working on purifying water. They catch a tarantula and grill it up and Bree goes back to working on the shelter.

Are you kidding??? Am I the only that thinks Clarence is a completley dominating narcissist …he forces his ” ideas” on her..( based on his extensive experiences sleeping on people’s couches for 10 years)..she tries to placate his delusional maker egos need to dominate in all arenas..treats her horribly..ejects her and demands aquecence..or reject her..which he does..until she is forced to agree to survive

AND..what the back is wrong with this country that all these scary a holes think this show somehow has to do with sex..I tried to find a comment that had to do with the episode and the actual show..until I saw that 95% of postings were to do with the show’s ” immorality” of nakedness..If you’ve ever watched the show..you know the LAST thing any contestant is thinking about is sex..hard to imagine..huh perverts..YOU need to registar for sex registry cause if you think THAT is sexy..your sick.